A New Cultural Renaissance in Afro-Latin America:Afro-Cuban Women Directors

Raices de mi Corazon, Directed by Gloria Rolando
51 minutes

Across the Americas there are new artistic forms and cultural productions, e.g., films that portray the history, the struggles, and the lives of black Latin Americans from a fresh angle. It is argued that these films reclaim lost or forgotten histories as well as present strong counter narratives to old forms of representation. Raices de mi Corazon is an example of some of the new films that repositions our understanding of black Cuba.

This talk will examine the work(s) of Afro-Cuban director Gloria Rolando whose films serves to more firmly place Afro-Cubans within the national identity of Cuba by reclaiming important historical events and personalities. The film to be viewed and discussed is Raices de mi Corazon (Roots of my Heart, 51 minutes, 2001).

Presented by: Kwame Dixon
Assistant Professor, African American Studies.

Refreshments will be served.



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Location:	341 Eggers Hall
Sponsoring department/organization:	Program on Latin America and the Caribbean, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
Contact:	Nellie Jones nvjones@maxwell.syr.edu 443-9248
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